A parliamentary inquiry into the coastal zone and climate change calls for reviews by the Australian Law Reform Commission and the Productivity Commission and recommends that COAG develop an intergovernmental agreement.
The Rudd Government must take a more hands-on role to safely guide the impending power sector 'revolution', says a Business Council of Australia report that also calls for better urban water planning.
If you want big wins from sustainability initiatives then trial projects, train staff - and don't just hire one sustainability manager and 'wish them luck', Harvard University's Green Campus director Leith Sharp told a Sydney seminar.
The Greens today released a comprehensive package of 12 bills they say would tackle the climate change challenge on all fronts – from native forest protection through to energy efficiency.
An Australian organisation hopes to launch within a year a 'world first' rating tool to assess the environmental, social and economic sustainability of infrastructure.
